Another Sleepless Night (Shawn Christopher song)
"Another Sleepless Night" | ||||
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Single by Shawn Christopher | ||||
from the album Another Sleepless Night | ||||
Released | November 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | House, dance-pop | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike "Hitman" Wilson Tracey Amos | |||
Producer(s) | Mike "Hitman" Wilson | |||
Shawn Christopher singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Another Sleepless Night" on YouTube | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
"Another Sleepless Night" is a song written and produced by
Background
When it was first released in 1990, the single was credited to Wilson, with Christopher being the featured singer, as the song was recorded for a dance music compilation for Arista Records. The feedback from the song resulted in Arista releasing the single with Christopher receiving major billing after it caught the attention of Arista founder Clive Davis, who immediately signed Christopher to a record deal.[2]
Critical reception
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Legendary Chicago house music DJ tries his hand at pumping his own beats, and succeeds greatly with this body-invading jam. Diva vocals from Christopher and disco-styled strings provide a Black Box-like appeal. Will keep you up spinning all night long."[3] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly described it as an "energetic, fast-paced" track with "light, catchy" chorus. She added that "gone are the days when house music meant stone-cold rhythms and hardly any melody."[4] James Hamilton from Record Mirror stated that "this multi-tracked soulful girl wailed and rapped terrific chunkily pounding attractive breezy bounder should hook you on first hearing".[5]
Track listing
- Retail cassette (US)
- "Another Sleepless Night" (Original Mix)
- "Another Sleepless Night" (Jazzy Dub)
- Promo CD (US)
- "Another Sleepless Night" (Single Version) – 3:58
- "Another Sleepless Night" (Club Edit) – 3:50
- "Another Sleepless Night" (Classic Mix) – 7:06
Charts
1990/1991 release
Chart (1990–91) | Peak position |
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50 | |
UK Dance (Music Week)[7]
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8 |
US Hot 100[8]
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67 |
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard )
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1 |
1999 re-release
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC )
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84 |
References
- ^ Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 9, 1991
- ^ Hart, Hugh (1991-06-26). "Here's the flip side of a family success story: Son gives mom a break". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ Flick, Larry (1990-12-01). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 69. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ Fox, Marisa (1991-04-26). "Dance Now!!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ Hamilton, James (1991-04-06). "Hot Vinyl". Record Mirror. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1991-05-18. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 167.